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These villagers carry their belongings as they head towards the border with Uganda during an earlier exodus from North Kivu province.Credit: UNHCR/J.Akena
Central Emergency Response Fund helps Congolese refugees deliver babies safely.
Twenty-two-year-old Alice...

Lesotho's cereal production this year was just a third of the average for the last 10 years. A combination of floods, droughts and early frost destroyed the crops. Credit: OCHA
More than one third of people in the southern African country face food shortages.
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Lesotho's cereal production this year was just a third of the average for the last 10 years. A combination of floods, droughts and early frost destroyed the crops. Credit: OCHA
More than one third of people in the southern African country face food shortages....

February 2012, Niger: A vendor in a market in Niger's capital Niamey. Food insecurity is affecting over 40 per cent of the population. Credit: OCHA/David Ohana
Go beyond the emergencies and deal with the country’s structural problems, says Humanitarian Coordinator...

February 2012, Niger: A vendor in a market in Niger's capital Niamey. Food insecurity is affecting over 40 per cent of the population. Credit: OCHA/David Ohana
Go beyond the emergencies and deal with the country’s structural problems, says Humanitarian Coordinator...